Feed for fountain pens



Dec. 27, 1932. A W, K, KERRv 1,892,578

FEED FOR FOUNTAIN aPENS Filed June 22, 1932` n INVENTOR MMM ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 27, z 1932 PATENT" OFFICE WILLIAM KELLY KERR, I? TULSA, OKLAHOMAl FEED FOR FOUNTAIN PENS Application filed June 22,

My invention relates to improvements in feeds for fountain pens, and the object of my invention is' to provide an improved feed which may be easily removed for the purpose of changing from one fountain pen barrel to another.

Another object of my invention is to provide a feed which may be easily removed from the barrel for the purpose of cleaning the nib and feed.

A further object is to provide a feed which is fool-proof in that the nib or point may be placed correctly on the feed by anyone not familiar with fountain-pen construction.

A still further object is to provide a feed which will seal perfectly in the barrel of the fountain pen.

A further object is the provision of a feed which will conform to the inside configurations of the nib, therefore allowing less space for ink to coagulate and cause the feed and nib to become corroded with ink.

-A still further object is to provide a feed which will not necessitate any radical change in the construction of the lower portion of the fountain pen barrel into which the feed with the nib are received.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my'feed for fountain pens with the nib removed.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the nib in place.

y Fig. 3 is a sectional transverse view at the point designated by 3 3 inFig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a side view showing the nib removed.

` Fig. 5 is a sectional side view of the complete lower portion of a fountain pen showing the feed andpnib in place.

Referring tothe drawin by reference characters, the numeral 1 deslgnatesthe feed which is tapered the entire length, the smaller end being the one to be inserted into thebarrel of a fountain pen which should also be tapered to conform with the tapered feed.

The numeral 2 designates a seat or impression in the feed which receives the nilo there- 5 by completing the round-portion of the ta- 1932. Serial N0. 618,671.

pered feed. The seat or depression designated by the numeral 2 conforms to the size and shape of the underside of the nib the entire length. The numeral 4 designates the ink groove running almost to the outer end of the feed. The numeral 5 designates the nib and is shown in place in the seat 2 provided'for same as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 5. Fig. 4 shows more plainly the taper of the feed which is the same degree as the standard taper pen reamer. Fig..5 shows more clearly how the tapered feed l with the nib 5 in its seat 2 seals when inserted in the tapered female receiving portion of a fountain pen barrel designated by the numeral 6.

Having described my invention, that which I claim as new and desire tolsecure Letters Patent on is:

l. In a fountain pen, a pen section having a smooth inwardly tapered seat, a feed bar having a smooth tapered portion, and a nib fitting in a depression in said tapered portion said depression terminating short of the rear end of the feed bar and being shaped to cause the outer surface of the nib to correspond to the taper of the feed bar whereby the feed bar and the nib are held frictionally in said tapered seat.

2. In a fountain pen, a pen section having a smooth inwardly tapered seat at its for-y ward end, a nib, and a feed bar of rigid material having a smooth tapered portion fitting `in said seat, said feed bar having an ink groove at its upper side ext/ending substantially to the point of the nib and having a depression for positioning the nib accurately over the ink groove said depression providing a shoulder in advance of the rear end of the feed bar and being shaped 13o-cause the upper face of the nib to correspond to the taper of the feed bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM KELLY KERR. 

